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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015
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IN ACTION
Brokks on
stage
Two Brokk demolition robots have been at
work on the remodelling of the structure
of the Freiburg Theatre in Germany.
Contractor Kult -Tiefbau - Abbruch –
Entsorgung, based in Oberned, used a
Brokk 160with a Darda CC420 crusher
and a larger Brokk 330with a Darda
CC560 crusher. The twomachines
removed and processed approximately
170m
3
(6,000 ft
3
) of reinforced concrete
and 110m
3
(3,880 ft
3
) of masonry in
several stages within six weeks.
This, the third phase in the renovation
of the building, called for the installation of
new stage equipment in the stage house,
as well as a sub-stage and a two-story
revolving stage with an integrated transport
platform. Before construction could begin,
demolition was necessary tomake room
for the new equipment.
The work imposed several challenges.
First, the offices in the theatre were in
normal use during the renovation, requiring
that noise and dust be kept to aminimum,
exhaust emissions could not be permitted
and access to emergency exits could not
be obstructed or restricted, Access to the
work area was only possible through the
service entrance at the rear of the building
that in turn was only accessible via a heavily
used cycle lane. Another consideration
was the fact that only a single service hoist
was available within the building. Taken
together, these requirements ruled out
the use of larger standard construction
equipment and led to the two Brokks being
deployed to carry out the necessary work.
T
SRRecyclingGmbH&CoKGoperates
from150 locations inEurope, Russia
andChina, and relies onmakinguse
of sustainable solutions, includingwhere its
handlingmachines are concerned. As a result,
it has recently takendeliveryof a 55 tonne
SennebogenE-series 835 crawler special,
which it is usingprimarily for charging the
scrapmetal shear and loading rail cars and
trucks.However, thanks to themachine’s
mobility it is alsobeingused at other locations
on the site as required, particularly at times
of reducedproductionwhen it replaces the
company’s other diesel-powered equipment to
assistwith reducing fuel costs.
Equippedwith a35m (115 ft) trailing
power cable, themachine is poweredby a160
kW (215hp) electricmotor andhas a reach
ofmore than20m (65 ft).When sorting
materials andwhen charging the scrapmetal
shears theoperatorhas anunobstructedview
of hiswork area from the cab. Sennebogen’s
Maxcab,which canbe elevated2.7m (8.9 ft)
togetherwith an additional 3m (9.9 ft) of
height through theuseof apipe-pylon, offers
theoperator aviewheight of 8.8m (28.9
ft).An extensive lightingpackage and two
surrounding cameras offer optimal visibility
and thehighest level ofwork safety.Additional
walkways and railings on theupper carrier
body ensure ideal accessibility and safe
maintenance.
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Ayrshire, Scotland, based Lowmac Recycling
is the first customer in the UK to take delivery
of a compact long reach Terex-FuchsMHL250E
materials handler. Supplied by distributor Blue
Fuchs, themachine is now being used for sorting
and loading duties at the company’s Ayr facility.
TheMHL205E, introduced at last year’s RWM
show in the UK, is a 15 tonne classmachine, with
the unit supplied to Lowmac featuring four point
hydraulic outriggers that allow amaximum load
of 10 tonnes at itsmaximum reach of 9m (29.5
ft) and a hydraulically elevating cab that gives the
operator amaximum 5.2m (17 ft) raised line of
sight for optimum load and site visibility during
working cycles.
Scrap powered
by electricity
TSRRecycling has recently taken delivery of a Sennebogen E-series 835 crawlermachine forwaste handling
duties at its Halle facility in eastern Germany
TheBrokk 160with its Darda CC420
concrete crusher atwork during the
remodelling of the Frieburg Theatre
